Words Can Work: Talking With Kids About Alcohol and Binge Drinking



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Words Can Work: When Talking With Kids About Alcohol

In their true stories parents tell how they talk with their kids about alcohol use. Experts review each of these stories and offer the words parents can use in similar situations.

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Words Can Work: When Talking With Kids About Alcohol (44 pgs)
How seven families talk about underage drinking. Dr. Paula Rauch, Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr. Brian Johnson, Harvard Medical School offer tips and the words parents can use in similar situations.

Chapter 1. Binge Drinking
In this true story Joan tells about the night her teen daughter Cici got drunk at a party where a classmate's parents served alcohol. She tells how she and her husband handled the situation.

Chapter 2. Sharing Your Values
In this true story Tricia tells how she finds opportunities to talk with her son about their family's history of alcohol abuse and how she hopes it affects his choices about alcohol.

Chapter 3. Alcohol and Decision Making
In this true story Kris tells her mom about a classmate who got drunk, had sex and passed out. Margaret took advantage of the incident to discuss how alcohol can impact a young person's decisions about sex and many other behaviors.

Chapter 4. Positive Role Models
In this true story Lino describes how he is a positive role model for his nephew, Ilton and how their relationship—and love of hip hop—helps Ilton and other young people avoid underage drinking.

Chapter 5. Alcohol and Addiction
In this true story Kathy tells how she and her husband Wayne learned that their daughter was an alcoholic, and the role that treatment had in their daughter's recovery.

Chapter 6. Drinking and Driving
In this true story Ashley and Bob tell how their son Robert, a soccer player, was injured in a drinking and driving crash. They urge other parents to take measures to avoid similar tragedies.

Chapter 7. Alcohol and Peer Pressure
In this true story, Tim tells how he gave into peer pressure to drink and how he encourages others to avoid underage drinking.

Words Can Work books offer parents the words they need to start and continue important conversations with their children.